There are 7 acts in a talent show. An acrobat, a comedian, a juggler, a pianist, a singer, a violinist, and a whistler. A talent show host randomly schedules the 7 acts. Compute the probability of each of the following events. Event A: The whistler is first, the violinist is second, and the acrobat is third. Event B: The first three acts are the whistler, the acrobat, and the comedian, in any order. Write your answers as fractions in simplest form.

There are 7 acts in a talent show. An acrobat, a comedian, a juggler, a pianist, a singer, a violinist, and a whistler. A talent show host randomly schedules the 7 acts. Compute the probability of each of the following events. Event A: The whistler is first, the violinist is second, and the acrobat is third. Event B: The first three acts are the whistler, the acrobat, and the comedian, in any order. Write your answers as fractions in simplest form.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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